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  • 07 December 2021
  • Employment

Are you prepared for ‘the great resignation’?

Record numbers of people are quitting their jobs or planning to do so. In the US, 4.3 million employees handed in their resignations in August 2021 and in the UK evidence suggests one-quarter of employees are planning to resign over the next 3 to 6 months.
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  • 02 December 2021
  • Immigration

The costs of employing a sponsored worker

UK businesses who hold a worker sponsor licence to employ non-settled workers must be aware of the multiple Home Office fees associated with doing so. These fees vary depending on the size of the sponsor’s organisation, the length of sponsorship, the nationality of the sponsored worker, the type of work visa, and many other factors.
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  • 01 December 2021
  • Employment

Vaccination status in the workplace

Employers from different industries are looking at ways to protect their employees and businesses in the fight against COVID-19. However, whilst for the majority of sectors vaccination remain voluntary, employers should tread carefully.
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  • 29 November 2021
  • Commercial Real Estate

Tenants beware of repair obligations in a commercial lease

The judgement in the recent case is a reminder to all tenants of the importance of carefully reviewing a lease of part, to make sure the landlord is under an obligation to maintain and keep the whole of a building in repair.

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  • 23 November 2021
  • Immigration

How to recruit top tech talent during a skills shortage

Technology has placed a major role in ensuring the survival of businesses across the country over the past 18 months. Companies with strong IT capabilities will have been better placed to weather the changes brought on by the pandemic to the way we work, and our reliance on technology is only set to increase.

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  • 19 November 2021
  • Immigration

Hospitality shortage: Sponsorship Licence to recruit overseas Skilled Workers

UK businesses are currently trading in a time with the highest rate of staff shortages last seen in the late 1990’s. The CBI has predicted that staff shortages could continue for another two years.The most practical solution for businesses in the hospitality industry is to apply for a Worker sponsorship licence, enabling them to recruit skilled workers from overseas and fill their staff shortages.
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  • 18 November 2021
  • Mental Health

Portugal ‘right to rest’ laws put workplace health and wellbeing first

Lawmakers in Portugal however have decided to take a different, more proactive, approach. New ‘right to rest’ laws have recently been implemented, with the aim of improving the work-life balance of employees, particularly in light of the expansion of working from home.
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  • 11 November 2021
  • Employment

Can employers refuse remote flexible working requests post-pandemic?

It’s inevitable that many employers will now find themselves facing an increasing number of flexible working requests from employees who have been able to work remotely from home in recent months and wish to continue to do so in some form. 

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  • 10 November 2021
  • Commercial Real Estate

New Code of Practice for Commercial property relationships post pandemic

The Government has published its new, Code of Practice for Commercial Property Relationships following the COVID-19 pandemic, which replaces the previous Code of Practice published in June 2020.

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  • 10 November 2021
  • Immigration

Civil penalties for employing illegal workers

UK employers are required by law to conduct right to work document checks on all employees prior to the start date of their employment, to ensure that all workers are legally permitted to live and work in the UK.
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  • 09 November 2021
  • IP and Commercial

Raising finance: How not to break the rules on financial promotions

Financial promotions are a complex area and is defined in Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) as being 'an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity, communicated by a person in the course of business.’ It applies to all forms of communication written or spoken, including whether they are made via social media or in print.

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  • 09 November 2021
  • Privacy and Data Protection

Smart doorbells: Data privacy risks to consider

With home deliveries becoming increasingly commonplace, many homeowners have taken to installing smart doorbells at their properties. These doorbells were the subject of a recent County Court claim, Fairhurst v Woodard. In this matter, the claimant brought a claim against her neighbour for harassment, nuisance and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018.
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